Elucid Magazine Elucid Magazine 2013 | Page 34

Born with an inherent talent for art and design, Nikita Varma, embarked upon her artistic journey early in her life. Nikita grew up as an artist but graduated with a degree in Business. A stint in the corporate world led her to realize her true passion and she changed gears to follow her dream of becoming a designer and moved to New York City to pursue Fashion. She graduated from the prestigious Parsons School of Design. She also apprenticed and worked with designers and brands like Marc Jacobs, Diane Von Furstenberg, Luca Luca, Vera Wang, Bulgari and Donna Ricco. Looking back at her achievements, besides being selected to show her collection at the highly competitive Parsons Line debut show and the coveted Parsons Mid-Season Preview Gallery show, she has also been recognized by CIAE (Confederation of Indian Apparel Exporters) in a contest, as a promising ‘Young International Fashion Designer’. In addition, she was also selected by GLOBUS, one of India’s largest fashion departmental store, in a nationwide contest to design and show a collection for the store.